Register to play: https://bit.ly/11thKitchenClassic. SPONSORSHIP : https://bit.ly/CGKGOLFSPONSOR ... Read More >>

Today we got to celebrate our incredible volunteers. We enjoyed some great food from credit union of Texas, (thank you Chef Jesse!) and we had a fantastic time playing bingo and getting to spend a little time just to have a good time together.  Our volunteers make it all possible ... Read More >>

Our wonderful friends at McKinney Rotary have funded the Summer Sack Lunches for Kids program! We are so grateful to have them as a partner to make sure kids who need lunch will have lunch! We estimate that we will provide 2,600 lunches to McKinney students on summer break. Thanks Rotary for the great work you all do to make our community better for everyone ... Read More >>

Thanks to these amazing volunteers from Whole Foods in Fairview, many people struggling with food insecurity will be able to enjoy a good sack lunch.  We appreciate these folks taking the time to make sure everyone eats! ... Read More >>

I am honored to accept this Volunteer McKinney award on behalf of all the wonderful volunteers at Community Garden Kitchen.  ... Read More >>

Community Garden Kitchen is honored to accept this award on the behalf of all our amazing volunteers who do so much to address food insecurity in our community.  They work with compassion and kindness serving individuals, families, veterans, the working poor, senior citizens and the homeless and a safe welcoming restaurant.  Thank you Volunteer McKinney for recognizing their wonderful commitment to making life better for all the people in Collin County ... Read More >>

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It was an honor to be invited to speak at the “Thrive” conference at Our Savior Lutheran Church in McKinney.  Members of ten area Lutheran churches attended the conference.  I had the opportunity to talk about people dealing with food insecurity in Collin county and how Community Garden Kitchen is addressing this issue with our 4 different ways of decreasing food insecurity. many  ... Read More >>

Green Mountain Energy Sun Club has gifted CGK with this incredible solar system. We are so grateful for their donation to make our building more energy efficient.  Green Light Solar did the install and as of 10/3 we flipped the switch! ... Read More >>

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Today, Bishop Clayton, our culinary student successfully graduated the 8 week CGK Culinary Course. Bishop, has decided to enroll in the culinary program at Collin College. We are all very proud of his accomplishments and he has been a great asset to CGK while completing his course work. Many thanks to all the volunteers and staff who offered instruction to Bishop. He has a great future! ... Read More >>

Say Hello to the New CGK Volunteers! Thanks for attending the 8/16/24 volunteer orientation class and for your commitment to help end food insecurity in our community. We are so happy you are part of the CGK team! ... Read More >>

An awesome team from Fairview Culture Champs from Whole Foods, volunteered to make meals for our guests and sack lunch program. We are so grateful for these wonderful people who so generously gave they time to make sure our guest have a take away meal when they leave CGK on Thursday evening ... Read More >>

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Many Thanks to our raffle basket contributors!  Their donations helped create some amazing raffle baskets for our attendees to win.  We deeply appreciate their generosity and support! Pop’s Casino    Malibu Apothecary    Blackstone Grill    Marriott     Abuelo’s    Raising Canes  Pappas Restaurants   Outback SteakHouse    Kendra Scott    Tangerine Salon   Portillo’s   Texas Legends    BarkBox  Chuy’s   Kenny’s Burger Joint      Market Street     Go Ape Adventure Zip Line   Blue Goose Cantina   Rick’s  Harvest  Escapology   San Miguel  Chicken N Pickles   Museum of Biblical Art      Perry’s Steakhouse    Texas Rangers   Mic Drop Comedy   Hollywood Feed  ... Read More >>

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Feeling Lucky? It will be a great evening of food, fun and fellowship!  To purchase individual tickets or a table visit: Guest Registration https://bit.ly/Casino25 To Sponsor: bit.ly/40Rueee ... Read More >>

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CGK has been featured in the Local Profile January/February 2025 issue.  Click on the image to read the full story on the Local Profile Web site. Or view a downloadable pdf version of the story here. Screenshot ... Read More >>

This week I had the pleasure of being invited to Las Vegas to receive a great donation. Prestige Maintenance USA won the BSCAI Community Impact award and selected CGK to receive the donation. The team at Prestige Maintenance is an amazing group of people who care and support our effort to end food insecurity in their community ... Read More >>

This year’s Maggie Thompson Invitational was another outstanding success! And Maggie Thompson and Martha Duncan, the great tournament organizers, raise money for their favorite charities. CGK is so honored to have been chosen again this year to receive this incredibly generous $5,000 donation! ... Read More >>

BINGO NIGHT AT CGK!  Thanks to our sponsor Collin Air, the staff and all the volunteers for making it a great night of good food and fun! ... Read More >>

Check out the Christ Fellowship podcast about Community Garden Kitchen! ... Read More >>

Many thanks to the El Dorado Women’s Golf Association for selecting Community Garden Kitchen as their charity for this year’s tournament! This $3,000 donation will provide for over 2,000 meals. We are so grateful for this wonderful group of golf talented ladies! ... Read More >>

We’re thrilled to have been named a Top 100 Nonprofit by the @PepsiCo Foundation #CommunityImpactAwards! With this support, we will be able to continue to serve people struggling with food insecurity. We couldn’t be more thankful for the #PepsiCoFoundation and the individual who nominated us for helping us build a better c community! ... Read More >>

One of the reasons the CGK Kitchen Classic is so popular is our amazing raffle baskets.  All the great goodies are donated by area businesses because they are interested in eliminating food insecurity in our community.  We are so grateful for their fantastic support!  Please thank them when you visit their businesses ... Read More >>

Another great sponsor!  Tournament is 10/14/24 another sell out! ... Read More >>

We are so grateful for our Kitchen Classic Golf Tournament Sponsors! See this link for all the sponsors ... Read More >>

Step #2 in the quest to have solar panels installed on the CGK roof – determine the electrical pull and check out the roof. Kolton and Casey from Green Light Solar are working on it! Step #1 was submitting a grant to Green Mountain Energy so we can reduce our electricity by 65%! Hope we get this grant ... Read More >>

Today is North Texas Giving Day and we are hopeful that CGK received donations from our loyal following. Our donors keep the doors open and the kitchen cooking!  Click to donate ... Read More >>

Chef Jenny welcomed two chefs for a tour of CGK: Chef Heather Kurima, Chef Instructor, Northside High School, FWISD President Les Dames d’ Escoffier, 2024-25 and Chef Melissa Maness, Chef Instructor, South Technical High School, St. Louis. Chef Maness is recipient of The Les Dames d’ Escoffier International Legacy Award supported by the Julia Child Foundation of Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts ... Read More >>

CGK has so many behind the scenes volunteers helping to make our campus and dining facility look great.  From creating flower arrangement for our dining tables to putting new safety pads on the steps at the building, there is so much that our amazing volunteers do to make the world a better place ... Read More >>

I received the following information from North Texas Food Bank about how senior citizens are struggling to get enough food to live active, healthy lives. New research from Feeding America finds that Texas is second in the nation in the number of adults 50 and older facing hunger, with 1,098,400 older and senior adults experiencing food insecurity in the Lone Star State. More than 22% of the 5 million people facing hunger in Texas are 50 and older. Texas has a food insecurity rate of 15.4% among older adults who are 50 – 59 and a rate of 9.8% among ... Read More >>

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